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Introducing theEast Coast Paddlesportsand Outdoor Festival

ts the coolest small city in America,according to GQ. For two years

in a row it was ranked as the best cityin the US, according to Cond Nastraveler magazine. Most recently, thesame magazine named it the best cityon planet Earth. Indeed, our home hasreceived a lot o attention and accoladesrom visitors. Really, though, the resto the world is just realizing what localshave always known - Charleston is abeautiul, amazing place.

For sure, there is no shortage o natural

beauty in Charleston. Te city snugglesup to the Atlantic Ocean like a puppyand is traced by several tidal rivers thateed the marshes and create a base orthe unique and beautiul ecosystem thatmakes Charleston so incredibly special.Additionally, we enjoy over 300 days osunshine a year. As a result, outdoors isa way o lie.

Being surrounded by water, it shouldcome as no surprise that CCPRC hasbeen host to the largest water-basedestival on the East Coast or 22 years.Te event will be even better in April2013 as the East Coast Canoe and

Kayak Festival evolves into the EastCoast Paddlesports and OutdoorFestival (ECPOF). Te changerecognizes that while Charlestonmakes it easy to be at the oreront opaddlesports, Charlestonians enjoy allmanner o outdoor recreation.

We want to take what has been asuccessul event or 22 years and makeit better! exclaims Josh Hall, CCPRCOutdoor Recreation Manager and

mastermind o the estival. I youloved what we have been doing with thecanoe and kayak event, dont worry; itwill be here in all its glory with world-class instructors sharing their trips andknowledge with paddlers. Our hopeis to expand the event and give otheroutdoor enthusiasts a reason to cometake advantage o this great weekend.

o emphasize the exciting nature o thenew estival, this years event will eaturehigh-ying demos rom the GibbonsSlackline eam, who perormed withMadonna in the 2012 SuperbowlHaltime Show.

ECPOF promises to be the premier

event on the eastern seaboard oroutdoor enthusiasts. Whether youreinto paddling, biking, climbing, hiking,slacklining, camping, surng, disc gol,or anything else, ECPOF will make youeel like a kid in a candy store, assumingyou enjoy our planet Earth. Come seewhat all the uss is about.

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Matt Tompson and Proessor David Hendy with the BritishBroadcasting Corporation visited McLeod Plantation in January.Tis small crew recorded sounds on the property or a 30-parthistory o sound eature or UK broadcast on BBC radio. Teseries will be broadcast in the USA and made into a book this all.

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Contest Winner, Lucy Anne

CReAtivityBrought to Light

ix-year-old Lucy Anne rom West

Ashley is the winner o theAnnual

Light Display Design Contestor theHoliday Festival o Lights!

Her creative idea is an animated displayo a penguin sliding down an iceberg.Tank you to all o the imaginativekids who submitted artwork or thisyears contest.

Mark your calendar to see Lucy Anneslight display come to lie at the 24thAnnual Holiday Festival o Lights,

opening Nov. 8, 2013 at James IslandCounty Park.

Lucy Anne is a precious younglady who has a lot o interests. Sheloves playing, arts & crats, cookies,gymnastics, Charlestons aquarium and

Childrens Museum, the Climbing Wallat James Island County Park, animals,and bananas. When she gets a littleolder, she wants to be either a doctor,dentist, or veterinarian. She is in therst grade.

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Te new op Dog and Vice oDog will be announced at Pet

Fest at Palmetto Island CounPark, April 13 14. You willlove our new mascots!! Readbelow for other fun dog events

Relax After Work WithYour Best FriendA new event taking place atPalmetto Islands County Park

is Pups, Yups, and Food rucks.Expect a relaxing aternoon aterwork with your dog and riends,listening to live music, and enjoyood rom local ood vendors likJacks Cosmic Dogs, Cast Iron, aOuta My Huevos-just to name aew. For your convenience, picnitables are located in close proxim

Join us in the meadow, across romthe dog park..

Bands scheduled:

May 9 Dave Landeo

May 23 Rawberry Jam

May 30 Nathan Calhoun

And beore you leave Pups, Yupsand Food rucks, head over to thdog park and let the urry ones rof-leash to their hearts content.

ou, a park bench, some nearbyducks, and some old pieces o

bread. Sounds like a win-win orveryone the ducks get a ree meal

and you get rid o letovers. But itsactually a losing situation or bothanimals and visitors.

A variety o wildlie species call theparks home. Giving wild animals oodmay seem generous on the surace;however, eeding wildlie can leado serious animal health problems.

Human oods like bread and popcorndo not have the essential nutrientshe animals need and can lead to

malnutrition. Food handouts otenead to animals gathering in largegroups, which contribute to increased

waste droppings that oul parkwaterways and lands. And animalshat are ed by humans have also been

known to become more aggressiveand even steal ood rom people.Tis causes saety issues or parkvisitors because it can lead to bitingnjuries caused by animals like squirrels

and geese.

For some animals, being ed byhumans can be a death sentence.Alligators that are ed by people thenlearn to associate people with oodand may approach them in search ohandouts. When this happens, orsaety reasons, the alligator must bekilled by a licensed alligator agent.

Not all wildlie eeding is done onpurpose. Litter attracts unwanted parkvisitors like eral cats and raccoons.Drawing these animals to parklandsmay cause them to prey on smallerspecies like songbirds and cause localdeclines in their population numbers.

Te natural environment provideseverything an animal needs to surviveon its own. You can help maintain

the health o wildlie that live in yourcounty parks by making sure all trashis thrown away securely. And makesure that the ood you bring or yourmeals or snacks is consumed by youand your guests only. By not eedingwildlie, you are doing your part tokeep animals healthy and park visitorssae. Besides, who wants to live onbread alone?

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Spring 2013 Pass Holder Prize PackageLet Yourelf Goplay n your communy, w a lle elp from us. We applaud you for en ou anen acve, and for your paronae o e park sysem. As a ank you, CCPRC s vn away a Pass

holder Prze Packae every quarer o one lucky gold Pass holder!

Congratulation diana Connor! You are te lucky winner of our spring 2013 Pa holer

Prize Package. Dana wll receve 4 ckes o e Sou Carolna Snrays, 4 ckes o e Carleso

Baery, 4 ckes o e Sou Carolna Aquarum, and a weekend say a e James island Couny P

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CCPRC is one o many localbusinesses and agencies taking partin the Charleston Green BusinessChallenge (GBC). CCPRCsStewardship Committee recentlysubmitted the 2012 GBC scorecardor our staf Headquarters Building,proudly boasting a nal point valueo 74. Tis value was increasedrom 57 in 2011. Tese additionalpoints were achieved by conductinga transportation audit and providingpublic transportation and carpool

inormation to the staf, loggingwaste, energy, and recycling data,and attending GBC workshops.

A scorecard will be submitted orCaw Caw Interpretive Centeror 2013.

Learn more about the Challenge atwww.charlestonGBC.com. Readmore about our environmentalstewardship initiatives on our websiteat: www.ccprc.com/stewardship

Did You Know?

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n the summer o 2012,Whirlin Waters Adventure

Waterpark introduced a verysuccessul pilot program thatallowed or the composting oover 14,000 pounds o wasteat the parks main concessionstand, the Calypso Kitchen.Tis summer, the compostingprogram will expand to SplashIsland Waterpark at PalmettoIslands County Park and toSplash Zone at James IslandCounty Park. Keep an eye out orcompostable serving ware whenyou buy ood at the waterparksthis summer, and be sure toollow the procedures or placingitems in the compost bins.Tanks to our waterpark patronsor their eforts!

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